Uniquely human intelligence arose from expanded information capacity
JF Cantlon, ST Piantadosi - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2024 - nature.com
Most theories of how human cognition is unique propose specific representational
capacities or biases, often thought to arise through evolutionary change. In this Perspective …
capacities or biases, often thought to arise through evolutionary change. In this Perspective …
Neuroscience needs evolution
The nervous system is a product of evolution. That is, it was constructed through a long
series of modifications, within the strong constraints of heredity, and continuously subjected …
series of modifications, within the strong constraints of heredity, and continuously subjected …
Thinking about order: a review of common processing of magnitude and learned orders in animals
RP Gazes, VL Templer, OF Lazareva - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
Rich behavioral and neurobiological evidence suggests cognitive and neural overlap in how
quantitatively comparable dimensions such as quantity, time, and space are processed in …
quantitatively comparable dimensions such as quantity, time, and space are processed in …
[HTML][HTML] Cooperation and cognition in wild canids
Highlights•Current studies on wild canids do not indicate higher cognitive
requirements.•Recent studies on captive wolves and dogs indicate understanding of the …
requirements.•Recent studies on captive wolves and dogs indicate understanding of the …
Slowly walking down to the more food: relative quantity discrimination in African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata)
M Tomonaga, D Haraguchi, A Wilkinson - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
Quantity discrimination, is thought to be highly adaptive as it allows an organism to select
greater amounts of food or larger social groups. In contrast to mammals, the processes …
greater amounts of food or larger social groups. In contrast to mammals, the processes …
[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal study of symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude processing and its relationship with mathematical achievement
Research on cognitive development suggests that the human being has a number sense
called" Approximate Number System"(ANS). There are also different characteristics for the …
called" Approximate Number System"(ANS). There are also different characteristics for the …
Short-term memory, attentional control and brain size in primates
Brain size variability in primates has been attributed to various domain-specific socio-
ecological factors. A recently published large-scale study of short-term memory abilities in …
ecological factors. A recently published large-scale study of short-term memory abilities in …
Habitat complexity influences neuron number in six species of Puerto Rican Anolis
L Storks, J Garcia, CA Perez-Martinez… - Biology …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Elucidating the selective forces shaping the diversity of vertebrate brains continues to be a
major area of inquiry, particularly as it relates to cognition. Historically brain evolution was …
major area of inquiry, particularly as it relates to cognition. Historically brain evolution was …
Congratulations to Animal Cognition on its 50th birthday! Some thoughts on the last 50 years of animal cognition research
MJ Beran - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
In this article, the author reflects on some of the key issues that have arisen in comparative
cognition and the role and impact of the journal Animal Cognition through its first 25 years by …
cognition and the role and impact of the journal Animal Cognition through its first 25 years by …
[HTML][HTML] Estudio longitudinal sobre procesamiento de magnitudes simbólicas y no-simbólicas y su relación con la competencia matemática
La investigación sobre el desarrollo cognitivo indica que el ser humano posee un sentido
numérico al que se viene denominando “Sistema de Aproximación Numérica”(SAN) …
numérico al que se viene denominando “Sistema de Aproximación Numérica”(SAN) …